Revenue: £52.9m (+18%)
Headcount: 96
Autodesk’s announcement that it will abandon its three-year subscription offer in 2023 created a “compelling event” for sales in the final months of the UK arm of this global CAD specialist’s calendar 2022. Revenues for the period rose by 18% to £52.9m, while net profits rolled in flat at £1.5m. Globally, Paris-headquartered Graitec employs 700 staff. It claims its products are used by more than 100,000 construction professionals worldwide.
Oxygen ice-breaker: Graitec hit the M&A trail in 2023, acquiring US and Spanish peers Applied Software Cad&Lan in moves that added 230 staff.